Music
The Skinny magazine music guide. We bring you the latest music highlights, gig reviews and previews, music videos, album reviews and features. Find exclusive interviews with local bands and international stars, bespoke playlists and video premieres.
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ReviewsTorture - Storm Alert
a thrash-tastic crossover album of Slayeristic geniality Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
ReviewsThe Broken Family Band - 'Balls'
We're all fucked up on the booze and the drugs is their motto Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
ReviewsSofa Surfers - 'Sofa Surfers'
Sofa Surfers will never drag you on to the edge of your seat but as you serenely submerge into a sea of cushions that thought will gently drift away. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
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Private Jackson - 'EP'
fleeting moments of energy and abandon Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
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Fink - 'Biscuits For Breakfast'
laid-back beat-maker Fink has adopted a new direction Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
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Deadboy and the Elephantmen - We Are Night Sky
The debut album 'We are Night Sky' exudes a macabre character as this girl/guy two-piece flit between gothic, garage tear-ups and melancholic hymns. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006
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Attic Lights - 'Shiver The Trees'
I can't say their sound is original but if, like me, you're a sucker for some pedal steel and a four-part harmony you should check these guys out. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
Live Music
Death Cab for Cutie @ Barrowlands
For the uninitiated, this is a fantastic introduction to their arresting songs and effortless musicianship. For fans, it is a real treat. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
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Hope of the States - 'Blood Meridian' EP
As a standalone call to arms for HOTS' guard of loyal followers, it'll do; as a rallying cry to non-believers, it's probably not good enough. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
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The Streets - When You Wasn't Famous
he sings about meeting popstars, dating popstars, doing popstars Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
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KT Tunstall - Another Place to Fall
More pop music for grown-ups Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
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Engerica - The Smell
Pitching straight for the mid-metal market Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
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Scatter - 'The Mountain Announces'
an extended gang of jazz-heads, traditionalists and big-eyed kids who simply love drone Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
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McLusky - 'McLuskyism'
McLusky are dead; long live McLusky. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
ReviewsHolly Golightly - 'Laugh it up!'
will still only appeal to fans of the original recordings Read more »| 16 Apr 2006